The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

1101/i-y MARKET AND COALSItIiCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK , 4114481.11 the general discount market this morn 111 h ' 4ll l in the sa me cond i t i on as not iced during ttilP l et few days. Th e i nqu i r i es f or accommod a continue limited, w hil e t h e ca pi ta l at the eon:- 1 4114 of the j o i nt-stock and private establhhmence e P e llta to be increasing, and the mercantile public tie looking forward to further facilities lee g afforded them at no very distant day. The "w c'larged by b ro k ers and others for the • t itian of t h e best bile are 61 to 7 p: r cent. ih n he weekly return from the Bank o f E ng l an d ire 4 f urther accumu l at i on o f b u lli on , an d a n in plies i n the r eserve of notes, while the other secu 6.. 4 indicate augmentation in the discount ° lens of th e establishment. Subjoined is our '414 analysis Active • • e Circulation • ••.. £20,147,980 p„„Pecre s 3 - • • • . 13,940 • • • • • 13,583,635 here e • • • • '• 111.361 Rest as " • • • • • • • • 3,579 . 816 I),,,in e c_rease 7,017 2 74 9 ): , 898 79 .e9 _cDreposits • • ** Othe r ebeepaosseits • ••• • • 13,306,p i g Sev en ease • • • • 548,192 4 00_114..,eraeyasaend.o.ther Bills .• •• • 1,999 verament Securities .. o 11,124,584 S ecurities l a 9 l ' te B r s a 6' ti 7 o 4 n 4 ease . N 151811 tt lncr • • ••• •▪ • • • 65 145 b ut . Ucreu e 7 n employed .. 1 - 23 : 880 1 411 lb g the last f ew d ays t h • ere h as b2en rather l 'tod a li e , t , i ' vi tY exhibited in the Foreign and Colonial ili ßht i e Mark ets. At the public sales of tea hgar). re duced r a t es h ave b een curren t, but in L l otl i , ll ~1 1° operati ons h ave b een restr i c t e d, owing s 44( "gh rates d eman d e d b y h o ld ers . Coffee has Noe llileci in fair request, at steady prices ; while in yep pp ice, fruit, sp i ces, and sa l tpetre , there has m aterial chang e as regards values. In the f 44; m arket b usiness has been very dull or both and forward d e livery, at about former spo ts ons A hi eptitleinfluentially constituted undertaking , hte h e ' the B r i t i sh Colonial Steamsh i p Company, 40 0 ell in troduced f or a ca pit a l of £250.000, in 1 . 4 41 tes of £5O each, 1,000 of which are re -1:)r subscribers in the North American . co n • of 4 ; The object in view is the formation bd g eBlll4 r line of steamers between Montreal t v N ti a i ebe e and the United Kingdom, parti- Nv il l 4- 'ondon, w i th a prospective ex'ension e to T he runswick, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. 7 11 ee n eB . Bit Y of a direct communication has long ' 4 14 1b , a l seriously felt by merchants and others. tie,B6e Passenger traffic is expected, and the ser rPracti ca l men conversant with the trade 41 44, e" s e c u red. I n conc l us i on , th e prospectus I '4 the undertaking is brought forward" to top d 4nd increas e the connection of the port of 11 1 4 °4 With the British North American colonies, h fkl e e ll j in a regular and speedy conveyance for kr The shares are 11 2 prem. th°Ltsta Brown (late of the Ebbw Vale Iron i‘lialit,;:iandaadirector of the Great Western R-iilway, , 1:5 1li e , Joined the directory of the South . Wales :411100, eun.pirly, and will bring considerable Ny e t 0 bear upon the operations of the corn the shares were quoted on 'Change at the t 2 .1, and freely bought. 1 6 are f r▪ l °ruled that M ssrs. Balli (14r d of 4 ▪ Illere • and Mi c h ae l Z Have joined the the M etropolitan and Provincial Bank. I ,At the io Two O'CLOCK. l '' Rent -aria B ourse this morning, according to „ed 66f. 7 5 Iticlt re telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rectes w zte aeti e • - Very firm. `fit for ~,.... 'Ptoms have appeare d in the the I , °r er 8 t : e n i I t a 4 nd shares, and Consols are down compared with the latest prices from lli t th'Y afteroo3n. This probably arises p e t Sale s Sal " to realise profits after the s „_° at b -"vance just experienced. There i ut b ' feature either in connection with money s for ;°lities t o produce an effect. Console V,,,i/aeY are 91' and for the account,. es 9l ga r . e . !411'lev? Threes and Reduced Annuities Tele. !:I)4ll:24„ll.ttlities, 1885, 14 15-16 ; Red Sea B Ot t n u t ; ExGhequerßills, 2s. to 7s. dia. ; Indian 1 : 5 4 ', 6 , 11t3 i 1041 ; ; Debentures, 99 ; and the 4t0 t1t 8 :! 8. d ' is. Indian Stock is 219; and Bank Th e 4;37 . , 41 Ptitp °re ign Market opaned with a very . buoyant 114 4 -III ", but a general reaction has since taken k lyb r '„ lll4l the tendency for the movement au tt 'e4irection Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, 1 are 44 I N ; d o • • 49 / 54 ; Mexican, 4 1 . ; 4 qt, ~,,, • Consohdes, 41 4 1 44 23 k ; Spanish Passive, 331 it ; do. Certi- N ltt:; n 3 l 1 4 ; Portuguese, 491 1; Russian, 89 1; 4 - "ntederate Loan, 55 57. li the R 1 4 te h , —4 ilmay Share Market the operations are , 1 1 1 l it I " extensive, but a firmer tone is rally geußeiack ,llll:;t' Great E4stern and London and 411 i ; ye advanced ss. ; Bristol and Exeter, i L o a s n ; 1, 11 (1 t i: end Yorkshire and North Western, . `N:ltldon and Brighton, £1; South Eastern, 14'1', have declined ss. llt to t ? rei gn and Colonial lines remain dull to 11 441; atl chang e of importance in values.. d (l4 t and Miscellaneous Shares are in stead) on lit and 4 " generally sustain former rates. L - 1; 1 Ct e : ll uty realise 581 59; Imperial Alliance, 80 1 • P eu, ° doll and Westminster, 80 ~, Hudson i'l 121 - 1 1) ,,,, a t1Y,18 ,1 t. ; Nr t tional Discouni Company, quoted 1 1 Pr,. % mmiettai shipping Comp an y are r , -f or .4141 Et - M ilo • Cr edit, par k prem. ; ,datt - ( 111 fink rltlus Nhiny . i 4. 4 4 Prem. ; and South Eastern Banking `` li prem. 1 0 tit De / 'tt. T ., I TT SH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. ;L l itt e llt7o 4T Ftnip s N 4 ,1 c , 6..,lee.ensois • 9ll /t 1 k",„ a ,t a t. ti l m nt, March 5 9ll / N I , Per 0 wnced t i ,:xt ... lii tt 'c , f ora u yr s, s 'i . • k th o (i , 0 y rs Plre , 9th Jan., 1880 — 4 4 ecl 8e , expire 4th April, 1885 14 15-16 b y to r itil ls a , 4 T i elegraph), l9OB. 7022 flak N o •000, 21 & Ape Cent. 4 .500 I 1 41 1 , 4 glar i d £ l OO and £2OO 4 ' ll 14 , irk, 1 ,_ G 0....„ , 4 per Ct., last hf.-yr. 237 ti!t t, eei r, to ' 4al'imENT SECURITIES. Op . i l s k eeol li t , P tr Cent., April t 874 219 blttr).k Per e e .. ................ D' . eeou ta .. t • July, 1870 Ot o lper ctla • lO4 a T .t k , E , nf aef ,,, t, Oct. 1888 — It, s , Per Cent., P aper, 4 per Cent ei t 71 Pen e rt en ' , Jan. 1872 to b i ttotq bi oqu b ds tu rdeis ti t •M e a r y, 1879 — P Ct., April 186 I Aug., 1866 99 ), wader tl,nou "t 6, lii, £l,OOO 2 dis q ii hin ua ElGN K tt o 6 per v •• FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. i',7tt o } p el ~.,.t ........ Rt t ,„ , 18 63 uent ..... titt,„) 183 9 ...... .. • ' hkie and 1859 .. 7 04, 4 4 3 Pell, 1863, £55 paid . ... 1 dis Olit r N w e r V a t. , 1825 P 1 t h k s il 7epe.,_-onsoiidated, I per Cent.. -- Nper e r en e t ent .. 101 Ot e „eco q , at ~ 1824-5, ea-Coupons.. t Itt, , -;e llp ....... 24i 4i31 41 it kte ous ....... ._ 1 1r 4 to 1 'unt ............ — . 4'4; ite Per cent si '4 eQ unt •.. b. qr k t nPeriai ........ 42112111 illi b?tt o ~nacta - r' per Cent t,, jh l i t t.. , t e v p sr . c * • e • n y .......... o r . t Lq , 'err e d • I, li k ccirld w b i lk, k ose 3 perarcrants (Hectares) 9 1 ____ ktit'la "onta- . eats, 1853 114 1 .tq 4 15er Cent is lrlke eecia ', --OG, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 it t 6 r , nt .. 474 q , t i per c ent h. Die Per ., 1822, £St — b!tt,,3to Cent 1850 . , -- 1 4 ill lie 1860 'll °5 r, Cent ism, ' — 4 ~,„ ,e, Cent, •, -- %Itt ti 'll 4 A mer lB62 B9 4 It e e • Cent . 'II i'untE -1 , 4 64 ° 4 4 Per C ent bi' t ' AP "' ( -%e tr tt e _N2 Cen t It IN nt bi to Ac "V Deferred ~, , , ii, , oiiiit . t, ~,,,..,v , t tii i t i 'ti • tr °°ll nt .... 4 t u t ''' ,‘"t. of .... b i l . th cezount Coup not lauded .... bi t to , Per c „.•_. • • . - a 14 1 131 kr tt (}6 ` l .ceo utl ; n t• 1851 I,!tt c , Per c 04 .4) A., cen4 etit. 185 S .: — 771.1 .i,,iitttt(,,, G.,,,l);_ir),Clienn.:;.. l.;_; • ,i . .; • • . — ti s ' k° 13 s Ivi ck... rind s. .ucls on the above payable in Lund n 1 44 P it TWO O'CLOCK. 4 ec,„" 914 ••i4l, . - •*" . .... • .... , . SEARE MARKETS,---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuI%.A Bu d s c i g ar Cplroiscien.g Railways. llir.. Wol., and Str. Val. i , ,ythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter ..• • Caledonian .........---• Con. and Daudo::, ..... Cornwall Do A , ets nu (liv B Gp c.p an. ha been paid to S. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. (Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. sea Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian at GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do li do Gt. S. au i W. of Irelart• Great Western ........ Do Str Val gua. stoci: Lancashae & Yorkshir , London and Illackwail Lon., liright.,& S. Coast Lon., Cuat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lou.i & So• All Western Shet., & Lincoln. ligaryport and Carlisle.' 8 Ai ti gg c 6 121. 12lt 85 6 64 74 37 39 16 17 94 96 106 108 99 50 47. 49 71 8i 130 , 31 136 137 134 136 95 97 C4l 45 Dot 111. 72 74 104 tO6 40 42 101 110} 100 101 52 53 _ Dotshares........ M etropoii tan Midland Do New, Do Binning . . & Derby Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kett _ 106 107 oci 130 f IA. 1i CO 101 ~ Do Cray Line North British lEdin., Perth, & Dundee I Nth. Eastern—Berwio , Do, G.N.E. purchas , Do Leeds 521 65 25 Y 6 1021 103! 58 59 91i Dli Do York Do Carll9le.. North London Do New (North Staffordshire 'N. and S. W. junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stow: Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo! ,Shropshire Union South Devon ;South Eastern South Wales 'S. York. and River Due Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton 4t Darlington 125 130 24 p 79 80 11 i 1 123 126 43 45 98 100 63 64 23 24 94f 05} 99 101 Ioi L 8 39 9i 10i 1 , 7' 8 p 165 170 54 6 3} 4 P Do Do New, 1806 Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall R. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland .02tiora Do Newpor: Do Derelord 87 90 167 172 23 25 iittiflSH PO ~*67i,_o C , 4ar 4/11 iwnyt, Ptco. Price. Business don . 61 1)0 t :antic &St Lawren. • all 59 com.,Baroda&.Cent , (02; a , 34' 103; Gu. 6 per cent ....... 00 Do. New 00 Do. E. Shares 0., ludiaio anti Lake Huron :01. 54 54 '0 Do. Preference 00 iturialo,Brant,&Godrich - - p. et. bds. Aug. 1 , It , Do. do. July 1, 1,07 00 •v. to. Ju,t• • - at fa.& Eastu. •L • . 100 100 102 41 ape Town 8 Dock tie. luo 99 101 • took P;(1,403. tienga.l go. p. 1 0 1044 105 Ace): I•ast Indian. gu. 5 ,- 103 1 4 1034 20 Do. do. Ghat... 15 4 4 p t 0 Do. do. H do. ( , oek Grand Trunk of (3anati:, i.‘„ 196 206 too Do. Ist Pre , . Bonds ;t 72 74 100 Do. uo. deferred.-- all 55 5 0 tOO • Do. ,d Pre:. Bonas sll 65 67 67 tOO Do. ( 10 defer ed all 49 25 :00 Do. 3d P ef. stock ~00 Do. do. deterred ali 30 40 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock All 26 28 26; 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all • 22 15 103 104 1034 took Gtlndiareunkgua. s p.c 20 Do. New gua. sp. n l2 4I 1 20 Do. January, 1852 (tool. Gt. South.of India(Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. too 'o2' 103 206 Gt. W. of Canada Share , all 94 9 ; 10 4 Do. New I; 10; $O4 tOO Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. ali 92 94 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. . all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 P 41) ,took Madras guar., sp. o. 100 102 103 1024 ()took Do. p. o. Extension 100 96 98 (took De. 4 do lOO 92 96 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- - stock Melb.Corp. ap. o. Bad- tor - - 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7 p.c. aortg. Bds. all - - 40 Newßranswick Cautht Class A and B all 3 6 N.lll.C'das po lat Pt bds 100 82 84 -lock Sciude •) pm 102 103 1024 stock Do. Delhi • t • lOO 102 103 2o Do. do .: I 2 P i p st Do. Punjaub all 102 103 103 Do. Do. ....... ~n. , 100 - - 8 00, Do. Indus:St. Flo.) '‘ 100 97 99 3.:01_,0N IAL GOV ERIN MENT SECURITIES. - cay.o-oy. op.c.J &..) u.t) -- 1877-31 - Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug. 100 99 101 - Do. 6p. c.Mar & Sept. 100 102 104 - Do. p. c. Jan &July. 10C 89 21 894 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 80 91 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 105 107 107 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1890 100 109 111 - - ! Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 103 107 109 - :Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 - , Mautitius 6 per cent .. 100 185 107 - !Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 109 N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 101 103 - Do. 6p. u.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.AV. Gov. 5 p 18f1( WO 99 100 - Dv. sp. c.,lBti to 1671, 100 99 IN - Do. d0.,1888 & upwch: 100 99 100 - New Zealand 6 p cent 100 107 109 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterling, 1875. lO3 10 105 - !Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - - Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 108 110 - i Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. io 6 p.u. An.&rksts 100 1094 1104 1104 BRITISH MINES, ,- ,ambrian Consol. Gold 1 / id - ittiord Amalgamated.. - 37 18 - Devon G. Cones. (Tavist.j 55 ,85 - East Bassett ( Illogan •.. 30 70 71 1 East Clog - au Gold Ltd. 52. 4cl par - East Caradon ..... 1.14.• 28 29 29; toast Carn Brea... 3.4 ., 7 74 - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.j 8.9.0 44 54 Gam.&SLAubyti(Gwen ~8 10 11 - Great South Tolgus.... 17r 4 44 - G. Wheal Vor (Heiston 10 184 191 20 - firenville - tier:Ws-If' oot a.l 15 37 lingston Downs 4. 8.0 44 54 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (tiny Lclact (, 17 19 - qarke Valley.. 4 Al yndy Iron Ore (Lim ; 2J- 14 I(1 - New Setun l6l 80 90 - • North Downs -- . .4 14 24 S', EasePt(lllo4 , l. 3.1. • 2 24 • - 'swan Wheal Crotty - War Con2ols(t'it. Blaze); - - 'rovidence(Uuy ',dui 10.0. 44 46 - ISouthUaradon(St.Clee , 1,•,• I 440 160 - 8. Carn Brea - I - - I , .Wheai loran. (Illoga.r. 18.18.9' 576 624 - , Stray Park 5 I rsmar Silv.& Lead Slip. s 6 k - Tin Croit 2O 21 West Basset (Mogan,- 14 11 12 - C radon (Llgkearct 5 21 23 - West Scion . ... - I•Vheal Basset (Mogan) 5; 100 210 heal Buller(Redruth) 10 874 92; - Wheal Kitty (U.Lolaut) 2.0.6 40 43 - WhealLud ott - Wheal Mary Ann !Mem)! 8 136 144 - Wheal 3etou . . 586 175 185 - Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 23 '44 - Wheal Union 3.17 24 3 ettlilleEttENCH DHAKEb. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 116 Great Western, 5 per cent. red prf., 103 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. qua. stock, No. 1, 1021 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, 135 j • FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lira.. 84 / Cobre Copper, 35 6i 6 St. John del Rey (lira.), 501 United Mexican 61, 7 Yudanaugutana of S. Australia (lim.),: 3 JOINT-STOCK. BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon pan and Liverpool (11M.), 470 Australasia, 751 Bank of Egypt, 254 6 Bank of otago, lira., 34 British and American Exchange (lim.), 194 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, lit Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 46 Ditto, new, issued at 410 pm, 324 City, 117 Colonial, lira., 401 391 Consolidated Bank, lira., 104 Hindustan, t.hina, and Japan (Um.), 30i Imperial Bank (lim.), 284 Imperial Ottoman, 18; Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 4 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, issued at 14 pm , 5 1 London and County, 581 9 84 London Joint Stock, 386 London and Northern (lira.), 154 141 London and South American, lira., 9 London and Westminster, 80 79 804 Merchantliliank, lira., 114 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 16 Metrop. and I'rov. Bank (lira.), 25 4 5 . Oriental Bank Corporation. 641 Provincial of Ireland. 91 904 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lira., 71 4 7 South Australia, 394 Standard of British South Africa (lira.), 28 Union of Australia, 544 Union of London, 43 2t 34 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian llort. Land and Finance, lira., 24 Commercial Union (Insurance,,:l Contract Corporation lira., 5 East India Irrigation and anal, 31 Comm , rcial and Tra, ing, lira., and Australian Copper, 2 Gen. Cr, dit and Finance of Lonaon, lira., 70 8 74 Hudson s Bay. I,'• international Financial Society, 124 Joint stork Discount, Urn., London Financial Association, iira., 261 London Provincial Marine, 3 adras Irrigation and Canal, 24 Mercantile Credit Association, lira., 9 National Discount Comp Any, Wm, .24 117 Royal Mail :,-teain.B6 5 11 - lames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira., 74 West India and Pacific Steam, inn., 4 AN ANTI GEL;AIAN FoAST --A tao:71;21E; c3ntema• t . .. , orary hits given currency t. e. of gossip going abet'', to the effect that at a 1,-tto t he Guards, at 'Windsor, an illustrious personaga pr,,posed a coast implying a very decided opinion, and a vu `y decided wish on his part, re specting the issue of th: itical complications in the north ul Eur4o. Although it is, perhaps, scarcely necessary to noi ice the et, .nat, it is yet possible that it may be quoted ~.uad, and it may be well, therefore, for us to ..37 that the is absolutely without foundatiOD) hare; 3.14. V. 16.41 ail j all 49; i 137 k 7 1101 f 1001 1041 5 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1864. The Select Committee on the Metropolitan Railway Schemes, The select oommittee of both Houses of Parliament met to-day .t 12 o'clock, in the Painted Chamber of the House of Lords. There were a considerable number of persons interested in the different schemes for further cutting up the metro polis in attendance in the lobby. The only gentleman called in before the committee during the early part of the day was Mr. Bizllgette, of the Metropolitan Board of Works. The proceedings were conducted with closed doors. LAW INTELLIGENCE,---(This Day.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) GOATEE V. GOATEE. This was a suit instituted by Frederick Goater for judi cial separation from his wife on the ground of her cruelty. The respondent recriminated the charge and pleaded denial, and that the violence charged was in self-defence, and she also prayed for a judicial separation. Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., stated the case. The petitioner was a hizhly respectable manufacturer, residing at Nottingham, and the parties were married in 1812, and there were six children living, In 1859, the parties until that period resided in London, went to Nottingham, and in that year the re spondent, who was represented to be of a violent temper, became addicted to intemperance. The acts of violence charged in the petition were alleged to have been committed during that and the following years. The Judge Ordinary suggested that the present was a case in which an arrangement binding on both parties might be come to without the scandal of a trial, The suggestion of his lordship was agreed to, and the petition was accordingly struck out. HANCOCK V. HANCOCK AND HAINES. This cause, which was also set down for trial, was passed over in consequence of the absence of some legal parties concerned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. RIOTOUS CONDUCT --UNFOUNDED ACCUSATION AGAINST A CONSTABLE,--Three young men, named George Tomlinson, William Tomlinson, and George Bunch were charged before MrKnox—the first two with disorderly conduct and assaulting a constable—and the last Lamed with attempting to rescue one of the others. Isaac Wilson, 27 E, deposed that about a quarter to 12 at night he was called to.the Oak public-house, Tottenham street, to assist in putting the prisoners out in consequence of their disorderly conduct. He found the 1 risoners all drunk, and making a great noise. On their being put out of the house the prisoner, George Tomlinson, caught hold of his leg and threw him down, and while on the ground the prisoner, William Tomlinson, kicked him in the face, and then about the body, and then ran away. Bunch then tried to get George Tomlinson away. In anewer to Mr. Knox the constable said the prisoners had been fighting in the house. _ _ William Tomlinson said he did tot kick the constable. Wm. Hayward, 30 E, said he saw Wilson struggling with the prisoner George Tonilios)n, and William Tomlinson go up and kick him in the bide, and then run away. He pur sued him and brought him back, and they were then sur rounded by a mob of rough fellows who had just let t the Queen's Theatre. They then took all the prisoners, who were drunk, to the station. _ Mr. Knox, observing that William Tomlinson had a black and bruised eye, asked him how he came by it. The prisoner William said the constable struck him with his staff. Bath constables denied that any staff was used, and said they were told that it was done while fighting in the pub lic-house. The prisoner William again said he was struck with a staff smothered with blood, and said he told the constable a t the time that he had struck him. Both constables said this was entirely fake. Mr. Knox ordered the case to stand over, and directed a sergeant to go to the public-house and fetch the person who was serving at the time when the disturbance took place, and any other witnesses, so that the matter should be fully investigated. On the case being resumed, Jane Holloway, the barmaid at the Oak publichouse, TottenhaM-street, said the prisoners and others came into the house and behaved in such an un ruly manner that she ref use d to serve them. One of the party turned on th e t a p s and got at the till , A fight then took place, the Tondinsons behaving very roughly. Bunch did not do anything. Mr. Knox asked the young woman how William Tomlin son came by the i n j ur i es o n his face, and she said it was done in a fight he h a d w ith a young wan who was in court. William Richards, a young man, said that William Tom linson attacked him, and he retaliated, and in the fight he bruised the prisoner's face as it appeared. Mr. Knox observed that under the circumstances he could not blame the witness. In answer to — Mr. Knox, the witnesses Holloway and Richards said they saw no stall used. The sergeant sail he had made inquiries, and believed that Bunch's object was not to oppose the police, but to assist them. Mr. Knox di sc h ar ged Bunch, and remarked that he did not like what had been said respecting the taps and the till. He considered the conduct of WilliamTomlinson especially bad, 89 he had made a false charge against the constable of having struck him with his staff. He would commit the Tomlinsons for a month each. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, CHELMSFORD SPRING MEETING.—THURSDAY. The Stand Handicap Plate of 40 iovs, for all ages. Half a mile. Lord Westmorland's Usher, 3 yrs, Bst (Morgan) 1 Mr Godding's Fanfreluche, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Perry) 2 Mr Fleming's Musk, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (J. Loates) 3 _ _ . The following also ran :—Le Marechal, Dominie Samp son, ./Ezna, Mrs. Somerville, Telscombe, B,omola, Vicks burg, and Warbeck. Betting-9 to 4 agst Usher, 3to 1 agst Mrs. Somerville, 5 to 1 agst Musk, 7 to 1 agst Fanfreluche, 20 to 1 each agst Telscombe, Le Marcella!, and Dominie Sampson.l Usher led for a few hundred yards, but afterwards gave way to Telscombe, Musk, and 'Vicksburg. At the distance these three however were beaten, and Usher again resumed the lead and won by a length and a half ; Fanfreluche, who came conspicuously in front at the end of the enclo sure, beating Musk by a length. The Skreens (SAling) Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards; selling allow ances. One intle and a half, over five flights of hurdles, Mr Reynolds' Vulture, aged (£25), 10it 31b.. (J. Searle) 1 Mr Breary's Revolt, 5 yrs (£25), lOst (=lan) 2 Mr Edward's Physician, 5 yrs (£5O), 10At .. (Cox) 3 Mr Kerridge's Ravenstonedale, aged .(£.50), lOst 101 b (H. States) 4 Mr Godding's Fanfreluche, 4 yrs (£25), Est 71b (J. Reeves) 0 Betting—ll to 10 on Fanfreluche, 2 to 1 agst Vulture, 4 to 1 agst Ravenstonedale. Fanfreluche made play to the second hurdle, at which he shied, jumped " askew," rolled over the low embankment skirting the course, and pitched Johnny Reeves into the adjoining ditch. Fortunately Reeves was not hurt, and the horse ran riderless for Borne distance with the others. After this accident Vulture took up the running, which he main tained to the end, and won easily by three lengths; a bad third. The Moor Hall Farmers' Steeplechase, a Cup value £25 ; certain penalties ; gentlemen riders. About three miles over the Steeplechase Course. Mr W. Belcher's Kettledrum, aged, list (Mr P. Barker) 1 Mr A. Hockley's Forester, aged, list (Owner) 2 Mr Freestone's Little John, aged 12st 71b (inc 21b ex) (Mr Brand) 3 Emperor and The Colonel also ran. Betting-6 to 4on Little John, sto 1 agst Forester. Forester made play, followed alternately by Kettledrum and Little John ; but the latter dropping away a mile from home, the other two came on together, Kettledrum heading Forester a quarter of a mile from home, came away at the distance, and won by 10 lengths; a bad third; and the other two, being under an impression that the first three had gone over the wrong course, raced spiritedly home, to the intense amusement of the spectators. An objection on the ground of having gone the wrong side of a flag was overruled. The Brasted Park (Selling) Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs, with selling allowances if for less. About two miles over the Steeplechase Course. • Baron de Mesnil's Arimaspian, aged (£3O), list (R. Mitchell) disq Mr Land's Diadem, aged (£3O), 115 t.... (R. States) disq Mr Hudson's Ballycasey, aged (£150), 12st 71b (Mr Coventry) fell Mr Townley's br g by Faugh-a-Ballagh, aged (£3O) 1 lat Betting-5 to 4 agst Ballycasey, sto 2 agst Arimas plan, 4 to 1 agst the Faugh-a-Ballagh gelding, 10 to 1 agst Diadem. Arimaspian made play throughout, and came in 10 lengths in front of the Faugh-a-Ballagh gelding, Diadem finishing a timilar distance in the rear of the latter; Ballycasey having fallen at the fourth fence, took no further part in the race. An objection against the winner was made for having gone on the wrong side of a flag, and tesulted in the race being declared void, each of the three who passed the post having gone the wrong course. Two matches, of local interest only, closed the day's sport. TATTERSALLS'.—LAST EVENING. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Bantam (taken freely) 100 to 6 agat Emblem (taken) 100 to 6 agst Emblematic (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Martha (taken) 25 to 1 agat Portland (taken) 28 to 1 agst Leading Article (taken) 33 to 1 agst Worcester (taken) 33 to 1 agst Thomastown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Harry (taken) 40 to 1 agat Mauchline (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (offered) 20 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered) 40 to 1 agst Accident (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to lon the field (offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STATES, 20 to 1 apt Sheridan (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 agst Liston (taken) THE DERBY. 18 to 1 agst Forager (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—THuRsDAr. There were scarcely a dozen members present at the rooms to-day, and the chances of the competitors for the Waterloo Cup formed the sole topic of conversation. Future events almost unnoticed. Closing prices : CHESTER CUP. 100 to 3 agst Merry Hart (taken) THE DERBY. 500 to 15 agst Birchbroom (taken) COURSING. THE GREAT WATERLOO MEETING. THURSDAY. The meet yesterday was at Church House, where hares were plentiful and good, and the coursing excellent. There was again a large attendance on the ground. To-day (Friday) is the last day, when the meet will be at Hill House. The following is the result of the running : The Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 in speci9, by subscription of £25 each, the winner to receive £5OO ; the second, £200; two dogs, £5O each ; four dogs, £3O each ; eight dogs, £2O each ; and 16 dogs, .ClO each. Third Ties. Mr Spinks' Sea Pink beat Mr Lloyd nd Patent Lord Uffington's Retribution beat Mr Gibson nd Golf Mr E. W. Haywood nd Justice beat Mr Leigh nd Be Quiet Mr H. Haywood nd Rebe beat Mr Gregson's Roaring Meg Mr Morrall nd Imperatrice beat Mr Armistead nd Lady • Stormont Mr Williams nd King Death beat Lord Lurgan's Master Sweeney Lord Grey de Wilton's Glendower beat Mr Baternan's Blue Belle (1) Mr Stocker nd Black Bess beat Mr Bland's Beadle of the Parish Fourth Ties Sea Pink beat Retribution King Death beat Imperatrice Rebe beat Justice I Glendower beat Black Bess The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup stakes, for the 32 beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. First Ties. Mr Garnett's Glendhu beat Mr Gordon's Great Expeeta- tions Mr Savage's St'rekeeper beat Mr Barden's Drop of Drink Mr Russell's Reliance beat Mr Campbell's Cadazooro (2) Captain Molyneux nd Streamer beat Mr Brundrit's Burgo- master Mr Calandar nd Coorooran beat Mr Blackstock's Beck- • ford (1) Mr Long nd Cheer Boys beat Mr Hornby's Heiress (1) Mr Chesshire nd Liverpool beat Mr. Cunningham's Hop- bine Lord Dinning's Donald beat Mr Mather nd Welcome Mr Steel's Spider beat Mr Randall nd Don Felix Mr Knowles nd Tamar beat Mr. Hyslop nd Dunoon Mr Jardine's Innocence Mat Mr Cloudesdale nd Good idea Mr Brocklebank's Blackpool beat Mr Brown's Bruin Mr Croft's Guild Belle beat Mr Lyon nd See Clear Mr Thompson's Tullochgorom beat Mr Graham's Exhibtor Mr Ivie Campbell nd Calabaroono beat Mr Bruce nd Bright Morning Mr Johnstone's Jezebel beat Mr Major Boothby nd Dixie (1) Second Ties--Glendhu beat Storekeeper, Streamer beat Reliance, Cheer Boys beat Coorooran, Donald beat Liver pool, Tamar beat Spider, Innocence beat Blackpool, Tul lochgorum beat Guild Belle, and Calabaroono beat Jezebel The Waterloo Plate, value £lOO in specie, taken from the Cup stake for the 16 beaten dogs in the first ties for the Waterloo Cup. FIRST TIES. Mr Blanshard's Babs beat Mr Bell Irving's Skedaddler (1) Mr Blundell nd Saladin beat Mr Bake nd Detector Earl of Eglinton's Rainbow beat Mr Dunlop's Marsha' Forward Mr Jonee's Julia Mannering beat Mr Green's Gipsy Queen (1) Colonel Bathurst nd 0 wersby beat Mr Borron's Blush Rose dr Mr Massey nd Baron Nicholson beat Mr Worrall's White Sky, dr Lord Sefton's Sparkle beat Lord tiective nd Lady Java (1), dr. Mr Lister's Chloe beat Mr Bartholomew nd Hylax. Second Ties—Babi beat Saladin, Rainbow beat Julia Manuering, Owersby beat Baron Nicholson, and Sparkle beat Chloe. HOROLOGICAL SCIENCE.—" Here are arranged a fine selection of watches manufactured by him on the latest and most approved principles of horological science." —Daily News, July 1, 1862. Chronometer, duplex, lever, horizontal, repeaters, centre seconds, keyless, split seconds, and every description of watch, adapted to all climates. Benson's il lustrated pamphlet on watches (free for two stamps) contains a short history of watchmaking, with prices, from 3 to 210 guineas each. It acts as a guide in the purchase of a watch, .and enables those who live in any part cf the world to select a watch, and have it sent safe by post. Prize medal and honourable mention, classes 33 and 15. J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London. Established 1749. Watch and clock maker by special warrant of appointment to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. THAMES. A MOST ARTFUL THIEF — John Donovan, an active young man, and described as a labourer, of Queen-street, Ratcliff, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing six pairs of sea boots. Hymen Behill, shopman to an oetfitter, of 12, Jamaica terrace, said that he heard a lot of boots fall down on the pavement at the door. Mr. Partridge—Yes, they were outside the shop. You have no business to expose goods in that way. It holds out a temptation to thieves. Witness--A boy called out thieves, I ran after the thief. He dropped five pairs of boots on the footpath. He ran away with the others. He could nct take the lot. They were all tied in a row. Another gent." stopped him. When I got back to the shop a neigaour restored me five pairs boots. He picked them up in th.e street. William Robinson, a carpenter, of 12, St. Ann's.road, Limehouse, said at 10 minutes to 8 last night he was com ing along the West India-road. The prisoner was coming in an opposite direction. The prisoner, who had a white jacket on, turned into a side street. He pursued him, and as he turned the corner of a street ho stumbled over a jacket, and looking about saw the prisoner on the other side of the way walking along in a most deliberate manner. He ran across the road and seized the prisoner, who affected great astonishment, and said " What do you want with me." A new pair of boots were found on the pavement near the jacket which the prisoner was now wearing. Michael Halton, a police-sergeant, 26 K, stated that he saw the prisoner struggling violently with the two last witnesses, and that directly he was secured he pretended to be very drunk. The prisoner in defence said he never put his hand near the boots. Ho was drinking at a public-house, and hearing a cry of " Stop thief," he went out to see what was the matter. _ Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial. Molt WAY ROBBERY.—James Brien, aged 18, a well known thief, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a silver watch from the person of Eric Luker. The prosecutor is a Finland sailor. He was examined through the medium of an interpreter, and said he was staying at the Sailors' Home in Well-street. He was in a grog-shop yesterday evening and saw the prisoner there and treated him. Soon afterwards he was walking along the street in company with two girls, and the prisoner came up to him and grabbed his watch. Mr. Partridge (to the interpreter)—Ask him how his watch was grabbed ? The question was put, and the answer was, that the pri soner made a snatch at the watch, took it from his waist coat pocket, broke it from the guard, and ran away with it. Robert Payne, a police-constable, No. 198 H, received information yesterday evening that the prisoner had stolen a watch from a sailor. He saw the prisoner in a crowd in Backchurch-lane, St. Ger:age••in-the-East, at half-past 9 o'clock, and took him into custody. He told him the charge, and the prisoner laughed. On the way to the station-house the prisoner said " I'll make that Julia Ann repent for this; she has pinched (informed) against me." That was the girl who went to the station-house with the fo rei g n sailor and gave information of the robbery. He had not mentioned the girl's name to the prisoner. Mr. Partridge—Do you know the prisoner ? Payne--I know him well, sir. He was formerly a shoe black. He has been convicted several times for felony. He belongs to a regular gang of thieves. Mr. Partridge—l shall commit the prisoner for trial. At present I will remand the prisoner until to-morrow, and you must bring "Julia Ann," who was with the sailor when he was robbed of his watch, and other witnesses here. Com plete the depositions as far as possible, Mr. Bowdler. The prisoner was then remanded. SUSPICIOUS CASE.—The North Britith Ma. says :—" A case of a very suspicious character has been the subject of investigation by the police on the south side of the river during the two bygone days. It is one in which it is feared foul means have been successfully brought i into play to deprive a fellow - creature of life. About six o'clock on the evening of Tuesday, two or three boys called the attention of a constable to the fact that on looking through the window of an empty house on the ground flat at 71, Crown-street, Glasgow, they had seen a man lying on the floor, apparently drunk or asleep, and that on trying to open the door of the room they had found it locked. The cons able at once, accompanied by the boys, proceeded to gained admission. On entering the apartment he fou nd that the man was dea d the house, and, after some l ittle delay, Several of the neighbours, on being questioned as to whether they huew anything of the circumstances attending the man's death, stated that on M onda y night, between 11 and 12 o'clock, they had seen a m an who they understood had just " taken" the house, enter it in company with a female, with whom they said he was in the habit of associating. They further said that about 3 o'clock en Tuesday morning 1 they heard cries or groans proceeding irons the house, as if i some person were being strangled or ttiffocated. No one seems to have thought it proper to interfere at the moment. The female was seen to leave the prern:ses a little before six o'clock in the morning, and she vas afterwards ob served to return at nine o'clock, and loot through the win dow. She did not enter the house, but went away im mediately. Whenever information of the finding of the body reached the Southern Police-offic e , Dr. Dunlop was immediately sent for, and that gettleman visited the house. He concluded that deceased had been dead about twelve hours, and on e xamination he fo und several m arks or indications of violen ce about the threat, neck , and face ; and h Y Was such as to lead to tb caused by strangula tion. The body was conve y ed to the p ol ice - o f fi c e, and tee conviction general a the d been bbod dead house. Dr . Du n l o placed in the p ;hen mado a second and more minute scrutiny of deceased's person, and disco vered additional marks of violence on the breast. The police then set about making inquiries as to the identity of deceased, when it was discovered that hit name was Edward Dooly, that ho was 40 years of age, a labourer in 111‘Laren's Engineworks, Rose-street, and resided with his wife and family, at 11, Pollockshaws-road. He hft his home about eleven o'clock on Monday night, stating to his wife that he had to go and assist a man to repair a furnace in M‘Laren's work, which statement has since been as3erLelned to be un true. The female in whose company deceased was seen is named Alice Cowan or Thomson, and sh) is about 31 years of age. She has been separated from het husband for about eight year s , and is alleged to have been associating with de ceased for the last 12 months. She was apprehended on Tuesday night in a house iu William-stmet, Coweaddens. Iler statements up to the present time have been very con tradictory, and at first she den ied having been near the house in Crown-street since eleven o'clock on Monday evening. On W ednesday a post mortem examination of the body was made by Dr. G. R. B. Macleod and Dr. Dunlop, and although the precise result has not transpired, we be lieve it is such as will warrant its being Lade the basis of a criminal prosecution. SMITH V. SMITH AND RICHARDS. In this case on the special jury being called only one answered to his name. His lordship said some excuse might be made for gentle men summoned on account of the manner in which the tw.o former cases hart gone off. After waiting a considerable length of time his lordship asked Mr. Keane, Q.C•, whether he would go on with a Common Jury. The learned gentleman not being willing to adopt this course, the case was directed to stand over till next term. The Court then rose for the day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE Z. C. PEARSON. To-day was appointed for the adjourned last examination and discharge of this bankrupt, who was a merchant and shipowner, in London, and at Hull, and whose bankruptcy is alleged to have been occasioned by the seizure of vessels by the Federal States of America. The case has been be fore the court a considerable time, and the exa mination of the bankrupt had concluded when an application was made for the examination of witnesses at Hull to contradict the bankrupt's statement, but cause was shown against it by Mr. C. E. Lewis, and his Honour decided that the case should be concluded in London, and consequently Mr. Pearse, the banker of Hull, and others were in attendance. Mr. Lawrence appeared for the assignee, Mr, Bazley for opposing creditors, and Mr, C, E. Lewis for the bankrupt. Mr. P,arce was first called, and said that he was a banker at Hull, in partnership with others. In the course of their transactions they had a customer named Briggs. who was also connec ed with the bankrupt Pearson. Wit ness had frequently taken their bills, and in June, 1862, a dis pute arose as to whether it was not accommodation paper. Bankrupt complained that Mr. Hoare, one of the partners, had stated that it was, and that it affected his (bankrupt's) credit. Witness said it had only been stated to Briggs, who was one of their customers. Pearson said that they were not accommodation bills, and also that he had no partners in his ships, and that Briggs held security to the amount of £20,000, and he (bankrupt) had only drawn to the extent of £15,000. There were also other bills with the names of Dobson and Newman. Dobson had since become ,bankrupt; Newman ha knew nothing of. Briggs had also become bankrupt ; before then he was looked upon as a man of property. Witness's firm had proved against bank rupt's estate for £3,713. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—Briggs had been a cus tomer of the bank for upwards of 25 years before witness joined, and he was always held in good estimation, and wit ness had no reason to doubt he was a man of large property. After the conversation alluded to, Briggs had been desired to bring less of that class of paper and bring a conclusion to the transaction. Brigg's reply was invariably to the same same effect as Pearson's, that he (Briggs) held security. He did not know that Briggs held shares as security, but which had become forfeited through his not hav ing had them registered, the larger portion of the bills discounted since June, 1862, had been paid, but after the 3d and 12th July they were returned to a large amount. Re-examined—Had every reason to believe the bankrupt a man of property. He (witness) had no reason to believe that the bills were accommodation bills. Mr. ldigby then proceeded to call other witnesses, and the case was proceeding when we went to press. MARKE T S—T Ws Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were moderate. Both for red and white qua lities the demand, however, ruled inactive, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was tolerably large. The inquiry was, however, by no means active, at previous quotations. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. Malting barley sold steadily, and fine samples were fully as dear as on Monday. Grinding and distilling qualities were in slow request at late prices. The malt trade was quiet, on former terms. _ _ . The supply of oats on sale was but moderate. For all qualities the demand was much restricted, yet prices ruled stationary. Beans were a dull inquiry, at the late decline in prices. Peas sold slowly, at :Monday's currency. . . In II air, about an average business was transacted, at ate rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. IDOL Oats. leiont. English.— 9(0 1 760 1 1,630 540 1,790 Irish.. — 1 8,070 _— Foreign.— 7,790 12,310 2,830 260030 sks, 9brls NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL Fair average supplies of meat are on sale at these mar kets. Generally speaking, the trade is slow, at our quota tions Per 81b. by the carcase. sd a d Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 .liddling do. .. 3 6 3 8 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 sdsd Middlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal .. 3 10 4 8 Small pork 4 '2 4 8 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues to bo but moderately supplied both with English and foreign hops. In nearly all quali ties a steady business is doing, and prices rule arm. . - Mid and East Kents £6 Os to £9 lOs per cwt. Weald of Dents 5 15s to 7 5s „ Sussei Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8s „ Belgian American COLONIAL. TEA.—The private sales have progressed very slowly, and medium qualities have declined about id per lb. SUGAR —Business has been rather dull, holders having demanded fully late rates for West India. In the refined market there is very little change, common lumps being quoted 52s 61 per cwt. COFFEE—The operations in colonial descriptions have been to an average extent, at fully previous prices. RICE —Only limited dealings have been reported, anti quotations generally are a shade lower. SALTPETRE — The operations have been of an unimpor tant character. British refined, however, remains at fully previous value. TALLOW—The market has been dull, and operations for both present and forward delivery are restricted. P.Y.C. on the spot is puoted 40s 3d to 40s 6d; March, 40s to 40s 3d ; and last three months, 43s 6d per cwt. THE FATE OF PETITIONS TO PARLIAMENT,— For twenty minutes or so a very singular and (to the uninitiated) a very unintelligible ceremony is being gone through. Members rise, one after the other, and mutter something, which they read from aroll in their hands, with sounds like these, uttered in ev,..ry variety of key, some slow, some voluble, some whispered, some loud, but all much on a par as to unintelligibili..y—" 'Ti,ion, sir I" says the AL F., from —" (name not heard), " praying that —" (prayer lost in the distance). The hon. gentleman moves towards tne table before he has well done giving the purport of the petition, and the Speaker cries " Bring 't up." Without waiting for this permisAten, the M.P. gringo up the roll accordingly. Not a dozen people have !ward where it's from or what it's abcut ; still fewer care. The clot k at the table thrusts the roll into a big carpet-bag, the mouth of which is yawning to receive it. And this is toe fate of country petitions, prepared so elaborately, signed so extens i ve v, aid so su, - e, as squire and clergyman agreed, to excite attention and to cicoreise influence. What becomes of the sheet V. foolscap it is best .iot to inquire. They are supposed to COME , unl.ar the notice of the Commit tee on Public Petitions, who, w7:.;;a numerous petitions are presented cu a question of interest, sum up the total num bers, and even priut at .7ublic expense any one out of the common. buttermau and the trunk maker knew something c them. MURDER AT BIRMINGHAM. At midnight, on Tuesday, poliee-constable Pat rick Golden, was on duty in Dartmouth-street, Bir mingham, when he heard the report of a pistol a few yard off, followed by a deep moaning. He rar: towards the spot, and found a young woman lying in a pool of blood, her feet being in the gutter, and her head towards the middle of the street. He lifted her up and recognised her as a young woman who was lately married to a young man named George Hall. He found a wound on her face, from which the blood was flowing freely. The young woman was at once conveyed to her mother's house. She was quite insensible. A bullet had shattered the jaw, and, passing the neck, had lodged in the ver tbbt ze. A surgeon removed por ions of the fractured jaw, and did everything in his power to alleviate the sufferings of the woman, but gave no hope of htr recovery. The next stage of the tragedy developvd itself an hour afterwards. Police -constable W. Dromage was on duty at Hockley-hill shortly after 1 o'clock, when he was accosted by a man having two Pistols in his possession, who told him that a short time before a relative of his, named Geo. Hall, came to him in the Wellington Inn, and asked him to take a glass of brandy with him, as it would be the last he would ask him to take. o.n being asked what he meant, he replied that .he had shot his wife, and handed him a couple of pistols ; and hav ing taken off his brandy he left the house with the landlord to go home to his father's. The mau gave the pistols to the officer who accompanied him to Hall's father's house in Birmingham. Oa arriving there they found Hall sitting on a sofa in the same room with his father, mother, sister, and bro►her, and the landlord of the Wellington Inn. The officer claimed Hall as his prisoner, and charged him with having shot his wife with the intention of murder ing her. The , prisoner quietly said, "It is true; I did," and gave himself up to the officer. He was not at all excited, but, on the contrary, was perfectly calm and collected, and even gentle in his manner. On coming away from the house, he shook hands with all his friends, and said, " Good bye; I hope we shall meet in Heaven." The pistols were per fectly new. One of them had been discharged—the other was loaded, but had no cap on, On the charge being drawn, the shotticg was found to consist of a conical ball. The prisoner was brought before the magistrates on Wednesday ; and on a medical certi ficate being produced stating that the young woman was in a dangerous state he was remanded until Sa turday. He is by trade a stamper, and was employed in a workshop in Vyse-street. It appears that the prisoner and the young woman were married last Christmas-day. Before the marriage the prisoner told her that he had furnished a nice house in good style and that they would enter upon it after their marriage, He, however, went into lodgings, and his wife was so angry at this that she left him in nine days and refused to live with him till a house was provided. This greatly exasperated the priso ner, who gave way to an extreme fit of jealousy. On Tuesday night he callel at the place where his wife was living in Princes-street, and demanded the earrings and wedding-ring which he had pre sented her at their marriage, saying he was going off to Liverpool. After some words they parted. In two hours afterwards the prisoner called for his wife at his mother's house, and they went out together between 9 and 10 o'clock, and walked about for two hours, talking over their affairs. The sequel has already been told. The young woman died on Wednesday night at a quarter to 5 o'clock, after suffering fearful agony aggravated by an unsuccess ful attempt to extract the ball. EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS. A woman named Ellen Gaunt had long resided at Matlock, but being in the last stage of con sumption she came to Derby on the 24th October last year, end remained with her sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Hadfield, at Pear-tree, till the 24th January, when she died. The deceased was seen by no doctor in Derby, having been told by Mr. Brown, of Matlock, before she came here, that she could not recover. The deceased, after her death, was taken to Matlock, and was buried there on the 28th January. An official report states that at the burial "on the sexton filling in the grave he fancied he heard a noise in the coffin, and he at once informed the minister, who went out and heard similar sounds; another person was then called, and also eventually Dr. Cash. The body was taken out of the coffin, and Dr. Cash attempted to bleed it, and a drop or two of blood issued f - 01 the inci. sion. The doctor pronounced her a: al, and that she had been so for some time. Sae was again placed in the grave and covered up." These events naturally caused great excitement in the town, and as soon as the chief constable became acquainted with the circumstances he instituted an inquiry. Dr. Brown, who attended the deceased, says : " For some weeks before her leaving Matlock for Derby I attended her, and informed her friends and herself that her case was hopeless, as she was suffering from tubercular disease of the lungs, and wouldionly live three or four months, as she was far advanced in the last stage of consumption. I gave a certificate as to the cause of death, as I was in l i - tormed that no other medical man had visited her after she left Matlock. I know nothing about the funeral or the knocking in the coffin, beyond so much disgusting and foolish talk which would hardly have been tolerated four centuries ago." In the course of the inquiry the rector of Matlock was applied to, and in his statement he says :—" Soon after I had left the churchyard the parish clerk came to the rectory to say that he had heard a strange noise in the gralve. I immediately went with him to the spot, and after listening a short time I heard a peculiar knocking proceeding from the grave, and apparently in the coffin. I then went to call Mr. John Else, one of the churchwardens who also heard the knocking. We immediately ordered the coffin to be uncovered, and while the clerk was doing so I ran to the house where the friends of the deceased were, and told them what I had heard. I also sent for a policeman and for Dr. Cash, the latter of whom examined the corpse, and pronounced her to be dead, but declared he could not say how long she had been dead. I cannot offer any opinion myself as to the cause of the noises—that is and ever will be a mystery—but to Mr. Else, the parish clerk, and myself they were more than sufficiently suspicious to justify us in what we did." No further explanations of the " noises" has yet been given, and the excitement which the event had originated has subsided.—Derby Mercury. On Wednesday night, at the Amphitheatre, Liver pool, during the last act of the " Poor of Liverpool," one of the bridesmaids in the last scene went too near the candelabra on a table, and her white dress ignited. It was perceived by the audience, and a sensation was immediately cr eated; but Mr. Stafford, who perceived the ignition of the dress, put it out with his hands, and all anxiety was in an instant removed. As all the ladies on the stage w ere dressed in white, the results might have been v er y serious but for his presence of mind and promptitude. SUPPOSED DISCOVERY OF A MURDER COM. MITTED THIRTEEN YEARS AGO.—The village of Ringtead, near Thrapston, in Northamptonshire, is at pre sent in a state of great excitement, owing to the supposed discovery of a murder which took place in that neighbour hood about 13 years since. On the afternoon of Thursday, the 4th inst., while a labourer, named Warren, was en gaged in cleaning out a dyke, at the side of a road or lane leading from Denford to Keystone, his spade came in con tact with a complete skeleton. The remains are those of a full-grown female, of middle height, and it is the opinion of the villagers that they are those of Lydia Astley, who mysteriously disappeared some 13 years since, and who had been cohabiting with a married man name d Weekly Ball , upon whom suspicion fell at the ti me ; b ut, though a re ward of £2OO was offered, nothing could be discovered, and Ball, who had been apprehended, w as di sc h arged. Al the time the girl was missed a letter was received by one of the local magistrates to the effect that the writer had seen the deceased in company with a strange man in Gold-street, Northampton ; but this s t a t ement was not generally ere! ditcd, in consequenc e o f th e condition in which the girl was. A witness has now voluntarily c ome f orwar d f or the pur pose of declaring that thi s l e t ter was written b y hi m at t h e dictation of We e kly B a ll h imself. At the time of the g i r l' s disappearing cries of "Murder 1" were heard in an orchard at the back of Ball's house, and there were abundant proofs of his having been up all night. On Monday a meeting of magistrates took place, when a warrant was issued for the arrest of Ball, who was apprehended at Ramsay, where he has been living since the occurrence, and brought to Thrapston, lECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF' -PAST 4 O'CLOCK, ATTACK BY A DANISH IRONCLAD ON EGIINSUND. FLENSBURG, Feb. 19. A Danish ironclad appeared before Egen sound, to destroy the bridge that had been thrown across it by the Allies. The Prussian batteries at Hollnis and Rinkenie opened fire upon her. After an hour's engagement, during which the ironclad received several shots, she retired without having attained her object. Ttle brigade under G , neral Koeder, in conjune. tier' with the 64th ItTinient oF Infantry, earned in the fits assault the liiiffelkoppet, occupied by the iney drove the Danes back to their mat) ench ments and captured 60 prisoners. The loss of the Prussistns was two killed and 10 wounded. The Prussian Hussars of the :.ivard,formi:ng part of the allied vanguard, had a successful skirmish with the Danish dragoons on the frontier of Jut land. London and North Western Railway. MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this cow,. pany was held to -day at the Easton-square terminus—Mr. Richard Moon, the chairman of the board of directors, presiding. The report, the principal portions of which have been published, having been laid upon the table, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he might take that opportunity of reviewing the altered position of the company from that in which it was placed when his colleagues placed him in the chair in 1861. In August that year they paid a dividend of 31- per cent. with a surplus of Xll,BOO. Now they proposed to pay a dividend of 6 per cent. with a surplus of £20,000. He thought that result need only be pointed out to show in how satisfactory a condition the company was placed. The dividend now proposed was the highest which had been paid sinee 1849, and never before with such a reduction of the depreciation fund. They were now also paying interest on lines which were not bringing in anything at present, but which would soon come into play. Not withstanding all this, they had been able to keep up the stock, roads, &c., while everything was in the best possible condition, and there was no point of the line which had not been added to and kept in perfect repair. The re newal fund had been redaced about £35,000. They had also, in the year spent £14,000 or £15,000 in the reconstruction of bridges of permanent materials of iron and stone, whi , alx were originally built of timber. It might be interesting to know that the steel rails they had laid down in some et the stations had achieved all the results expected of them, and they had been found to work equal to tin facings of iron work. In the locomotive department the expense a of the first half of 1862 were £334,000; the expenses during the first half of 1863 were £338,000 ; but the first-named half-year did not include, and the latter did, the working of the Shropshire Union. The directors had wiped off all scores of stock, and they had no hesitation in expressing their belief that the concern was never in a better state than at the present time. The next point to which he would advert was that of legal and Parliamentary ex penses, a subject which he knew the directors did not tike much to hear about. In two years the directors had succeeded in reducing the arrears by £35,000, and the law and Parliamentary expenses were now not at all equal to the amount which had been set aside to meet them. He thought that would be a satisfactory state of things, more especially as all their neighbouring companies were in perfect amity with them. Their only hope for their joint prosperity was by assisting each other, and by utilising existing companies. As to the proposed London railways he was sorry they had not a map of them in the room, but if they had he thought the shareholders would be annoyed as many other people had been. Of railway schemes gene rally he had no hesitation in saying that not one was now being made for the simple investment of money, but simply for other purposes, as when a line was con structed by persons who had a real interest Par 'lament refused it protection and if it was asked for Parliament laughed in the faces of the applicants just as Nero fled when he set fire to Rome. (Laughter.) He had great faith in the joint committee of Lords and Com mons which had been appointed, and he hoped their exertions would be attended with success. After some discussion the report was adopted, and a, dividend for the past half year, at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, was declared. It was announced that the divi. dend warrants would be made payable on Wednesday : March 2. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market heavy. Sales, about 5,000 bales. Week's sales, 39,430 bales, including 5,510 on speculation, and 6,130 for exportation; actual ex. port, 6,834 bales. Quotations—Middling Orleans, 27k; ditto Uplands, 26f; ditto Mobile, 27; Surats, 12 231. Estimated stock, 246,600 bales. Week's import, 45,675. SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, Feb. 19.—Wind this day at noon—North. West; strong breeze, and cloudy weather, with snow. PORTSMOUTH,Feb. 18.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Johnnie, from Macao for Hamburg. Sailed—Catherine, fo; Porto Rico. CLYDE, Feb. 17.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—City of Amoy, and William Kidston, for Bombay—Albion, screw steamer, for Otago, N,Z. OFT PLYUOUTIL, Feb, 18.— Arrived—Nareode, from thq Cape of Good Hope. NEWPORT, Feb. 18.—Wind Frei dericka, for St. Thomas. (13T MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRA.VESE.ND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb.lB—Maria Sophia, froin Stro - Lustadt ; Pro• vidence, from Gravelines ; Delia, fi om Almeria; Gurdoq Rebow, from St. Michael's. Arrived, Feb. 19—Emily, from Antwerp; Resolution, from Froderickstadt ; Jessie, and William, from Antwerp; Advance, from Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, Feb. 18—First Fruit, from London, for Seville, Bank of England Return.•—Last Evening, An t, pursuant te Act 7th and th Victoria, cap. 32, for t n he week ending h 8 on Wednesday, the 17th day of Feb., 1864 : HMI DEPORTMENT. Notes issued ......£27,513,125i Government Debt £ 11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 12,863,14 Silver Bullion ..... Z 27,513,1251 £27,513,125 BANKING D; Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 7,079,789 Other Deposits 13,306,156 Seven Day and other Bills 548,192 EPARTMINT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAn nutty) ..£11,124,54 Other, Securities .. 19.856,744 Notes Gold • and Silver 72 0,51% Coin £39,0:6 983 M. zn,0493,95a :ARSIIALL, Chief Caehier• TO. 18, 1864. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Ma r. 20. via Marseilles .. Mar. 14. Jrazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Mar. 6 . Cape of Good Hope, Ascension an d St. Helena..reb. 28 . China, Penang, and Si ngapore , via Southampton. Mar. 3. via Marseilles ...nib. 27. Flnaalkialan(Cdalicsulanttad)st . and . . Ceylon, F( lb. 26. Gibraltar, via Southampton via a S i‘ o l u ar tha se m ill p ea to . n F M ,; a h r . . 2 3 7 .. b. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Fo 26. Mar. 6. Portugal.... v ia Marseilles F Malta, Egypt,Fero. 26. Fob. 20. ai d Aden, via via S is o l u ar t a h e a i m ile p a ton Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo . . .. U. S. and British N. America, by y U.S. Bri t.p p rL a cekkee t t.... _ ....Fola . 25: by Canadian pajlcet.Feb. 19. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffo Mar. 10. Bahamas, via New York .. Mexico Feb. 29. • All parts of West Indies, including. Chili, Peru, 1 Fe b. 29. California, and British Columbia. ANOTHER NEW PAPER is proinised, w ith sermons --- and comic matter combined, and corms cuts, American fashion. DANISH REPRIsALs.—Mr. G. H am mond, the a reward of £5 would be paid to any h e g iving the first Prussian Viee-Consul at Deal, having publicly notified that information to Prussian vearels that the Danish war frigate Niels Juel was cruising in the Channel, the sum named has been awarded to the crew of the Deal sailing boat Swift , who gave the required information to the Prussian ship Willey, Captain DI tiller. C ALL ER HERRINGS !—Brittany cured 218,076,400 th e value of the oil alonQ srats in the year 1853, and p n ca l c ulated, to £ 35 , 000 . amou nted, it has been A SENSATION NEWSPAPER, called The Police News with illustrations of events, is anuoanced. ogs oa 000 c o tic ° to f ill' X • p pew r